Wildlife Photography across the Water: Super Monday

Monday, 28 November 2011

Super Monday - Shop till you(r card) drops

I heard on the radio news this morning that today is supposed to be Super Monday when most of the Internet Shopping for Christmas is being done.

So with that in mind, here are a few gift ideas for you to show your partners/spouses, wife's/husbands/girlfriend/boyfriend or just family or friend.

Lets get the cards out of the way first.

You can never have too many and Dave and I are both fans of Sandisk.

A new and neat little device I got hold of this year for remote wireless and timelapse use is as follows in either Canon or Nikon flavour, and much cheaper than the offerings from the manufacturers

For me, it is vital to have the best ID books on the shelf. Not knowing what your subject is is for me probably the worst no-no as a wildlife photographer.

Here are some suggestions that I have found to be excellent in use from the Collins range

Other gems that have an important place on my bookshelf include

Dave will share a few of his ideas in a future blog and I will also put a few more suggestions up later this week.

Have fun convincing those that are buying you gifts, or alternately do what I do and just buy for yourself anyway :-)

Martin

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.